Reflecting on Luke 17:1-6“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed…” (Luke 17:6)
Jesus has described the challenging call to end the hurt by pursuing love.
Don’t be the one hurting, but seek reconciliation and show mercy by forgiving.
It takes serious confidence (faith) in Jesus to join Him in this.
It takes trust to become a servant of love in a world of hate and hurt.
This is why the disciples exclaim ‘increase our faith/trust/confidence’.
Jesus tells them their success does not depend on the size of their faith.
He is not saying faith is unimportant, but it is not faith that is the power.
It is not our faith, but what we put our faith in, that is powerful.
The God of love, and the love of God, are the most powerful force in the world.
God created this world by love for love, holding all things together by love.
Even a tiny confidence in love is enough, for God’s love itself does the work.
God loves us, and honours our weak, stumbling efforts towards love.
I know I cannot love the way I ought to, but I do believe it is the right way.
I am not confidence in the size of my love, but in the size of God’s love.
His love overcomes the mountains of hate and hurt, and I want to be a part of that!
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, I do not want to harm others, yet I cannot stop it. Impress on me the power of Your love to heal and help, so that I do not give up, trusting that Your love will overcome my weakness and the mountain of hurt that results from it.